What are the least stressful jobs?

Some jobs demand stress management as an integral skill. Others? Not so much. Based on data collected by O*NET, Here's a look at the 30 least stressful occupations.

The 30 least stressful jobs

Nobody likes to feel stress. It is an unpleasant experience, and most job seekers would love to find a career that minimize the amount of time spent in high-stress situations.

Using data from O*NET, an occupational database sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, the following is a look at the 30 least stressful occupations across the country. O*NET assigns scores in various categories for each occupation based on the results to survey questions sent out to employers.

For this list, we focused on three different scores, all graded on a 1 to 5 scale: frequency of conflict situations, exposure to hazardous conditions, and stress tolerance. These three grades were combined to create a "Total Stress Score," which is out of 15, and the occupations with the lowest total stress scores were chosen for this list.

Survey scores explained:

Frequency of conflict situations: How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

Exposure to hazardous conditions: How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

#29. Judicial law clerks

Job description: Assist judges in court or by conducting research and preparing legal documents.

#28. Hand sewers

Total Stress Score: 6.83

Conflict frequency score: 2.12

Hazard exposure score: 1.04

Stress tolerance score: 3.67

Average annual salary: $24,980

Total employment: 6,920

Job description: Sew, join, reinforce or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.

#27. Economics professors

Total Stress Score: 6.83

Conflict frequency score: 2.36

Hazard exposure score: 1

Stress tolerance score: 3.47

Average annual salary: $106,980

Total employment: 13,580

Job description: Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

#26. Self-enrichment education teachers

Total Stress Score: 6.82

Conflict frequency score: 2.1

Hazard exposure score: 1.07

Stress tolerance score: 3.65

Average annual salary: $42,350

Total employment: 217,530

Job description: Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.

#21. Operations research analysts

Total Stress Score: 6.71

Conflict frequency score: 2.19

Hazard exposure score: 1

Stress tolerance score: 3.52

Average annual salary: $84,180

Total employment: 95,860

Job description: Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision making, policy formulation or other managerial functions.

#15. Statisticians

Total Stress Score: 6.48

Conflict frequency score: 2.12

Hazard exposure score: 1

Stress tolerance score: 3.36

Average annual salary: $84,440

Total employment: 29,870

Job description: Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as bio-statistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics or economic statistics.

#14. Remote sensing scientists

Total Stress Score: 6.46

Conflict frequency score: 2.15

Hazard exposure score: 1.23

Stress tolerance score: 3.08

Average annual salary: $98,240

Total employment: 21,130

Job description: Apply remote sensing principles and methods to analyze data and solve problems in areas such as natural resource management, urban planning or homeland security. May develop new sensor systems, analytical techniques or new applications for existing systems.

#12. Archivists

Job description: Appraise, edit and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.

#11. Door-to-door sales workers

Total Stress Score: 6.4

Conflict frequency score: 2.35

Hazard exposure score: 1

Stress tolerance score: 3.05

Average annual salary: $26,160

Total employment: 7,510

Job description: Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.

#10. Ushers

Total Stress Score: 6.38

Conflict frequency score: 2.69

Hazard exposure score: 1.06

Stress tolerance score: 2.63

Average annual salary: $21,060

Total employment: 114,000

Job description: Assist patrons at entertainment events by performing duties, such as collecting admission tickets and passes from patrons, assisting in finding seats, searching for lost articles and locating such facilities as rest rooms and telephones.

#9. Mathematicians

Total Stress Score: 6.37

Conflict frequency score: 2.08

Hazard exposure score: 1

Stress tolerance score: 3.29

Average annual salary: $112,560

Total employment: 3,170

Job description: Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.

#8. Geographic information systems technicians

Total Stress Score: 6.29

Conflict frequency score: 1.9

Hazard exposure score: 1.03

Stress tolerance score: 3.36

Average annual salary: $87,310

Total employment: 223,370

Job description: Assist scientists, technologists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support.

#7. Crossing guards

Total Stress Score: 6.25

Conflict frequency score: 2.4

Hazard exposure score: 1.31

Stress tolerance score: 2.54

Average annual salary: $27,730

Total employment: 68,640

Job description: Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings or construction sites.

#6. Massage therapists

Total Stress Score: 6.23

Conflict frequency score: 1.94

Hazard exposure score: 1

Stress tolerance score: 3.29

Average annual salary: $43,170

Total employment: 92,090

Job description: Perform therapeutic massages of soft tissues and joints. May assist in the assessment of range of motion and muscle strength, or propose client therapy plans.

#5. Etchers and engravers

Total Stress Score: 6.22

Conflict frequency score: 1.25

Hazard exposure score: 1.63

Stress tolerance score: 3.34

Average annual salary: $31,880

Total employment: 9,490

Job description: Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers and silk screen etchers.

#4. Statistical assistants

Total Stress Score: 6.13

Conflict frequency score: 1.97

Hazard exposure score: 1

Stress tolerance score: 3.16

Average annual salary: $44,220

Total employment: 13,510

Job description: Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries.

#3. Library technicians

Total Stress Score: 5.88

Conflict frequency score: 2.53

Hazard exposure score: 1

Stress tolerance score: 2.35

Average annual salary: $34,200

Total employment: 94,170

Job description: Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases and indexes to locate books and other materials. Answer questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Sort and shelve books or other media.

#1. Models

Total Stress Score: 4.72

Conflict frequency score: 1.68

Hazard exposure score: 1.1

Stress tolerance score: 1.94

Average annual salary: $37,240

Total employment: 4,460

Job description: Model garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements. May pose as subject for paintings, sculptures and other types of artistic expression.

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